16.12.5四级翻译和写作.docxVIP

2016年12月英语四级翻译冲刺训练：花木兰、十二生肖、五行学说，黄梅戏1.花木兰是中国著名古诗《木兰辞》中描绘的一位替父从军的英雄。因木兰的父亲年事已高，不能经受奔波劳苦，木兰又没有兄长可以代替老父，于是她把自己乔装成男子代父从军。虽然这个故事是否真实不得而知，但是千百年来，花木兰作为孝顺的典范而深受中国人的尊敬。1998年，美国迪士尼公司将花木兰的故事改编成了动画片，受到了全世界的欢迎。　四级翻译参考答案:　Hua Mulan is a heroine who joined the army for her father, according to what is described in a famous Chinese ancient poetry The Ballad of Mulan. Mulans father is too old to bear suffering from the bitterness, and she doesnt have an elder brother to go and fight instead of the old father. So Mulan decides to disguised herself as a man to join the army for her father. Hua Mulan has been highly respected as a filial model by the Chinese people for hundreds of years, even though it is unknown whether the story has any factual basis. In 1998，her story was adapted into an animated cartoon by Disney of the United States, and the cartoon was very popular all over the world.　1.替父从军:可译为join the army for her father即可，不必直译为take the place of her father and join the army。　2.英雄:由于花木兰是女性，所以最好译为heroine,而不用hero。　3.不能经受奔波劳苦:翻译为could not bear suffering from the bitterness， 其中“经受”用动词bear表达，“奔波劳苦”用名词bitterness表达即可，没必要字对字翻译。　4.把自己乔装成男子:翻译为disguise herself as a man,动词disguise意为“乔装，化妆;伪装”。　5.深受中国人的尊敬:翻译为be highly respected by the Chinese people, 其中highly为副词，表示“高度地，极其，非常”。　6.改编成了:翻译为be adapted into。2.十二生肖(the twelve Chinese Zodiacs)是中国传统文化的重要组成部分，它们源于自然界的11种动物和一个民族图腾(totem)。十二生肖代表动物的性格特点各不相同。到了龙年或虎年，人们常说“生龙活虎”;马年人们会说“马到成功”;猪在中国人的眼里是“宝”的意思;牛是勤劳(diligence )的象征，这一点在鲁迅的诗句“俯首甘为孺子牛”中有着完美的体现。　四级翻译参考答案:　The twelve Chinese Zodiacs, including eleven animals in the nature and a national totem, play an important role in the Chinese traditional culture. The twelve symbolic animals have their own characteristics. In the Year of Dragon or the Year of Tiger, people will say shenglonghuohu—full of vim and vigor; in the Year of Horse, people will say madaochenggong—to gain an immediate success. In Chinese eyes, pig is a “treasure”. Ox is a symbol of diligence, which is well presented in the verse by Lu X